Configured Wine and Steam for Gaming on Linux

• Day: 2023-03-31
• Time: 04:10 to 06:50
• Project: Dev
• Workspace: WP 2: Operational
• Status: Completed
• Priority: MEDIUM
• Assignee: Matías Nehuen Iglesias
• Tags: Wine, Steam, Linux, Gaming, Installation

Description

Session Goal

The session aimed to configure and troubleshoot the installation of Wine and Steam on a Linux system to enable gaming, specifically focusing on running Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.

Key Activities

• Verified the installation of Wine and Steam using terminal commands and graphical user interfaces.
• Installed and configured Age of Empires II on Ubuntu using Wine, including setting up additional dependencies.
• Explored the use of Steam’s Proton compatibility tool to play Age of Empires II on Ubuntu, providing step-by-step installation and configuration instructions.
• Resolved a missing dependency error during the Steam installation by installing the ‘curl’ package.
• Addressed package cache and missing dependencies issues for Steam using apt commands.
• Cleaned up unnecessary snap packages and managed disk space using command line tools.
• Utilized the df and du commands to monitor filesystem usage and identify large directories.
• Recommended using Proton 6.3-7 for better compatibility with Age of Empires II on Ubuntu 22.04.

Achievements

• Successfully installed and configured Wine and Steam for running Windows games on Linux.
• Resolved installation issues and dependency errors for Steam.
• Optimized disk space by removing unnecessary packages and managing large directories.

Pending Tasks

• Further testing of different Proton versions for optimal gaming performance on various hardware setups.
• Continuous monitoring of disk space and package management to ensure system efficiency.

Evidence

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